Holy Zone in Serbia: Bishop Liplian Dositheos talks about the days when Our Lady walked in Belgradetranslated

A month has passed since the day that the Holy Zone of the Most Holy Theotokos left Belgrade after a blessed presence for 19 days – with more than a million believers worshiping her – yet the spiritual joy and historical moments have remained indelible not only in the modern history of the Serbian capital, but especially in the hearts of those who experienced the events.  One of the Bishops of the Serbian Church who had the blessing to hold in his hands the unique theological relic from the earthly life of our Virgin Mary, which died in Belgrade the Professor of the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Geron Ephraim, was also Bishop Liplian Mr. Dositheos, Assistant Bishop of the Patriarch of Serbia etc. Porfirio and Responsible for the pastoral care of the Serbian Army.

His Holiness, in an interview in the Odbrana magazine (No. 410 of June 2, 2026), published by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia, referred to the arrival of the Holy Zone in Belgrade.

"I was deeply pleased that during the stay of the Holy Zone of the Most Holy Theotokos in the capital of Serbia, our people shone with a special radiance, which perhaps...